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Miniature of Amazing Maize
Amazing Maize
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    • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
    • Date Created: 2000
    • Description: The cartoon shows a woman standing at the edge of a large corn field holding a flag with a very long handle. There are two wooden signs. One reads, "Welcome to the Special Ed IEP Process" and the other says, "Please, Take a flag in case you get lost." There is a flag in the field to the left of the panel and someone hidden in the corn maize saying, "I'm back at the same place again." and another flag on the right side of the panel with a different hidden person saying, "Does this ever end?" The tag line reads, "The amazing special education maize."
    • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks
    Part of: 3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks
    Miniature of Born to be Filed
    Born to be Filed
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      • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
      • Date Created: 2000
      • Description: This cartoon shows a bearded biker wearing a black leather jacket with a skull and crossbones on the back sitting on his motorcycle while placing a file folder in a file cabinet. One file says, "No one's ever going to see us again are they?" Another file folder replies, "Nope!" In the background a rock band consisting of two guitar players and a drummer are signing to the melody of Steppenwolf's Born to be Wild, although the words have been changed to: "Get your motor runnin'. Head out on the highway. Lookin' for adventure in whatever comes our way. BORN TO BE FILED!" The tag line reads, "Teammates engage in their annual pot-IEP completion ritual."
      • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Teaching Old Logs New Tricks
      Part of: 3. Teaching Old Logs New Tricks
      Miniature of Cat and Mouse
      Cat and Mouse
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        • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
        • Date Created: 1998
        • Description: This cartoon shows a school administrator wearing a cat mask sitting across the table from a mother of a child with a disability who is wearing Mickey Mouse ears. The tag line under the cartoon reads, "After years of playing cat and mouse to develop an IEP, Casey's mother longs for a chance to be the cat for once!"
        • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
        Part of: 1. Ants in His Pants
        Miniature of Cut and Dried
        Cut and Dried
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          • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
          • Date Created: 1998
          • Description: This cartoon shows a special educator outside on a rural property hanging up laundry on a clothes line. He is using clothes pins to hang up three long strips; each one has one letter on it, I-E-P. The tag line under the cartoon reads, " The most recent computerized IEPs are too cut and dried."
          • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
          Part of: 1. Ants in His Pants
          Miniature of Dictionary of Special Ed Jargon
          Dictionary of Special Ed Jargon
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            • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
            • Date Created: 1998
            • Description: This cartoon shows a father sitting in an overstuffed arm chair with lamp on next to him while he reads a book titled, "Dictionary of Special Education Jargon." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Mr. Green prepares for his child's IEP meeting."
            • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
            Part of: 1. Ants in His Pants
            Miniature of Elevating Vagueness to an Art Form
            Elevating Vagueness to an Art Form
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              • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
              • Date Created: 1998
              • Description: This cartoon shows two special educators having a conversation. The first says, "Don't you think this goal is a bit vague? Mark will improve communication skills?" The second person says, "No. That way it can mean whatever you want it to and we'll never have to change the IEP -- I've used that goal for Mark for the last five years!" The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Frank elevates vagueness to an art form."
              • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
              Part of: 1. Ants in His Pants
              Miniature of Finding Filling Files Fulfilling
              Finding Filling Files Fulfilling
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                • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                • Date Created: 1998
                • Description: This cartoon shows a special educator holding several file folders as he stands in front of a four-drawer file cabinet and says, "Thank goodness we're finally done with the IEP. Now we can file it and do what we really want." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Fred finds filling file cabinets a strangely fulfilling part of his job."
                • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
                Part of: 1. Ants in His Pants
                Miniature of Home Reality
                Home Reality
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                  • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                  • Date Created: 1999
                  • Description: The cartoon shows a man and woman sitting and looking exasperated and tired. The mans says to the woman, "We made it through another busy day. Work, dinner, the kids homework, dishes, laundry, bills paid, the kid's baths, bedtime stories‚Ķ" and the woman responds, "Oh No! We forgot to do the 'home therapy program' and to work on 'IEP Goals'!" The tag line reads "Home programming collides with home reality!"
                  • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
                  Part of: 2. Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
                  Miniature of IEP that "Loooook Maaaaarvelous"
                  IEP that "Loooook Maaaaarvelous"
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                    • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                    • Date Created: 1998
                    • Description: This cartoon shows a special educator who says, "Mrs. Small said you wanted to see me." as she is seated across the desk from an administrator. In a imitation of Billy Crystal's Fernando Lamas parody the administrator says, "I've been reviewing your IEPs. They look maaaarvelous. And as you know, it's better that they look good than be good." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Special Education Coordinator, Mr. Crossway, has watched too many old re-runs of Saturday Night Live."
                    • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Ants in His Pants
                    Part of: 1. Ants in His Pants
                    Miniature of Incredibly Excessive Paperwork
                    Incredibly Excessive Paperwork
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                      • Creator: Giangreco, Michael F., 1956-.
                      • Date Created: 1999
                      • Description: The cartoon shows two people in an office surrounded by tons of paperwork. A Man says to Mrs. Snippett, "No. It's 'Individual Education Program'." Mrs. Snippett responds, "You're kidding!" The tag line reads "Mrs. Snippett had long thought I.E.P. stood for 'Incredibly Excessive Paperwork.'"
                      • Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education, Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
                      Part of: 2. Flying by the Seat of Your Pants